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Three members of a family in Pandalam here had a narrow escape when a lorry overturned and crashed into their house here early on Saturday.  Five persons were injured in the accident, police said.   The accident occurred at Koorambala, Pandalam, at around 6 am when the lorry carrying cattle feed lost control and overturned onto a house.

 Eight people have been arrested in connection with attacks on a police station and residences of MLAs in strife-torn Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday.One person, identified as 20-year-old Chongtham Thoicha, who hails from Kiyam Mamang Leikai in Patsoi police station area in Imphal West district, was arrested on Thursday in connection with arson at the properties of elected representatives on November 16, it said.

Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall today evening in Tamil Nadu, and multiple flights to and from Chennai were affected on Friday due to inclement weather in the region.

Multiple airlines issued travel advisories and updates on their flight plans due to the continuing heavy rains in Chennai.
"Flights to and from Chennai are getting affected due to inclement weather and heavy rains," read an X post by Air India.

Puducherry experienced heavy rains on Saturday morning prompting the district administration to send SMS alerts to around 12 lakh residents cautioning them to remain vigilant as cyclonic storm Fengal is expected to make landfall near here later in the day.

Toll free numbers 112, 1077 and also WhatsApp number 94889 81070 have been put in place to help people facing crisis to contact for help.

Imposing a ban is a failure of the BJP government's governance, administration and government management. If the government had imposed such a ban earlier on those who dreamed of causing riots and made people raise frenzied slogans, the atmosphere of harmony and peace in Sambhal would not have been spoiled.

Caretaker Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, amidst the uncertainty over the state’s next Chief Minister, has decided to spend two days in his village in Satara district after returning from Delhi on Friday morning. In Delhi, Shinde held discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar.

Shiv Sena Leader Says, 'Eknath Shinde Will Take Key Decision Today'

 The National Green Tribunal has observed that while imposing a fine for contravening environmental rules, the violators should be allowed to be heard besides informing them of the remedy to file an appeal. The green body was hearing a matter where the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) had imposed environmental compensation of Rs eight lakh on four illegal stone crushing units in Nilothi village here for causing air, noise and water pollution.

Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday, affecting normalcy, as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the day, continued moving towards the coast.What began as intermittent rainfall in coastal regions on the night of November 29, gradually became steady leading to water logging in several areas and many residents of low-lying Madipakkam parked their vehicles on both sides of nearby Velachery flyover.

 Four militants belonging to two banned outfits have been arrested in Manipur for possession of firearms and involvement in extortion, a police statement said on Saturday.Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) outfit were arrested on Thursday for possessing firearms and extorting people, it said.

A hospital in north Kolkata's Manicktala area said it would not treat patients from Bangladesh amid protests over the alleged atrocities on minority Hindus in the neighbouring country.An official of the JN Ray Hospital on Friday said the decision was forced by insults meted out to the Indian flag by Bangladeshi nationals.

PM Modi to attend all India DGP/IGP conference in Odisha's Bhubaneswar today

Three days Tibetan Festival begun in Friday in the North Indian Hill town Dharmshala. Over 30 Tibetan artists, musicians and writers from United States, Canada, Australis and from India are here to participates in the festivals.

Supreme Court yesterday asked the Sambhal trial court not to proceed in the suit against the Shahi Jama Masjid, till the petition filed by the Masjid Committee against the survey order is listed in the Allahabad High Court

As Cyclone Fengal approaches the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, many coastal areas have experienced changes in weather, including high tides and rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported. 

Starting December 27, low-cost carrier IndiGo will begin operating direct flights between Kolkata and Phuket, the airline said on Friday.This will be IndiGo’s second direct flight to Phuket, following Delhi.The new route will expand IndiGo's global network and cater to the growing number of tourists from India to Thailand, the airline said in a statement.